Star profile
Kappa Piscium
Variable starWhat is Kappa Piscium
κ Piscium is a white star with gentle variations in brightness, belonging to the Circlet of Pisces, the delicate ring of suns that forms the head of one of the two zodiacal fishes. Its A type radiates a clean light, slightly hotter than the Sun. It belongs to one of the most ancient constellations of the zodiac, already described by the Babylonians more than two thousand five hundred years ago.
Where it is and when to see it
Kappa Piscium lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is September, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 40° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 51° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 55° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 89° S.
It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 34° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 150 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Kappa Piscium
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.95
- Distance
- 153.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 351.733° · Dec 1.256°
- Catalogue
- HIP 115738 · HD 220825
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Other stars in Pisces
Pisces has 79 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AlphergEta Piscium3.62
- Gamma Piscium3.70
- AlreschaAlpha Piscium3.82
- Upsilon Piscium4.74
- Mu Piscium4.84
- 27 Piscium4.88
- 19 Piscium4.95
- 47 Piscium5.01